THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
VOL.101,NO.95
THE STUDENT NEWSAPHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1991.
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Iraq says it will leave Kuwait
Says move is guarantee if coupled with allied cease-fire settlement
The Associated Press
NECOSIA, Cyprus. Iraq said to day that it has agreed to accept U.N demands and withdraw from Kuwait. Iraq also called for an immediate cease fire in the 30 day old war that defeated Iraqs to relentless an attack.
The announcement came in a communique from Iraq's ruling Revolutionary Command Council, which is headed by Saddam Hussein.
"In order to achieve a dignified and acceptable political settlement the Revolutionary Command Council has decided to accept U.N. Security
Council resolution 660 of 1990, in including the clause related to Iraqi withdrawal', the communique said
The statement, also released by the official Iraqi News Agency, said that the council's willingness "should be regarded as a guarantee from Iraq to ensure the security of the compo-operative cessation of all land and sea military operations."
Resolution 600 was the first action taken by the United Nations after the bombing.
The first of a series of resolutions it called for an unconditional Iraq war.
The communique was issued a month after the U.S led multinational force launched an air var ambulance to forcing Iraq to relinquish Kuwait.
and urged the two countries to resolve their differences through negotiations.
It came after what Iraq media said was an overnight session of the nuclear deal.
Also during the night. Baghdad was struck by the latest in a series of night raids, one of which damaged the headquarters of the county's ruling Arab Baath Socialist Party
Officials say air raids will not be stopped yet
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - U.S officials said today that Baghdad radio a announcement that Iraq is willing to withdraw from Kuwait will not be enough to stop the Persian Gulf War.
"The campaign goes on We're not going to change anything on the strength of a radio announcement, an official speaking on condition of
anonymity.
Iraq's official radio aired an announcement this morning from Iraq's ruling Revolutionary Command Council headed by Saddam Hussein. The announcement said that Iraq agreed to U.N. demands that it leave Kuwait. But the statement added, Iraqi withdrawal should be laked to a pullout of allied forces from the region and an Israeli pullout from the ocea.
cupied territories.
Another Pentagon official also reacted cautiously, saying, "We have to wait and see. My reaction is more of relief than surprise."
President Bush and other U.S. officials have said since the war began that the fighting would stop only when a massive Iraqi troop withdrawal from Kuwait was actually in progress.
Pregame camp
Preparing for a long wait for g against Kansas State, (left to r Jeff Matthews, Overland Park
Congress counts the cost of war
Plan use problem
Koplik, executive director of the Regents, gave a structured outline for a project that calls for the identification of a series of topical state issues by the Regents.
At an early morning meetin mension, Stanley
By Eric Nelson
Kansas staff writer
Regime
They now will organize task for vision for Kansas. The project will tion with Finnew.
TOPEKA — Gov. Joan Finney r day to help solve statewide probe Board of Regents.
Kansan staff writer
Attending the breakfast were i project: the Regents, the pres system and representatives of the in Topeka.
Robert Creighton, chairperson "This truly can be a historic day i he Said Finney picked the Reger ject to help spread the effort state "She wants the ownership of the among the state of Kansas," he sa He said the project, called "would be a long-term commiter the universities to complete the ta Koplik mentioned six key areas je would cover: education, heal eco nomic development, telo
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